08 R6

[aero93]

Hi guys and girls,

I am looking to buy a 08 R6 and wondered how much you think I can get it down from a list price of £7,500. I will also be buying a lid, textiles jacket + trousers (possibley Rukka), , S4-C1 datatool alarm, datatool fortress ground anchor and lock, crash bungs, tail tidy so about another £1,000 - £1,200 in accessories in the same shop if they do a decent deal and stock the items.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

[Stu R]

you should get a bit off the bike, but don't expect silly discounts. The gear is where you'll save your money. As for a guide price, can't help you there as some dealers are more willing to sweeten the deal than others

[CPC]

Ive seen some advertised new for £5995, may be imports but that would not worry me.

[aero93]

I forgot to say i am fortunate that I can pay cash if it gets a better deal. So far with a few enquiries I have been offered one for £6,800 with tail tidy and alarm.

[lawrence567]

If list is about £7500 i think you'd be doing very well to get anymore than £250 off.

[Stu R]

aero93 said:

I forgot to say i am fortunate that I can pay cash if it gets a better deal. So far with a few enquiries I have been offered one for £6,800 with tail tidy and alarm.

I'd take their arm off for that, well, be cheeky and say 6700 and see what's said

[outlaw biker]

CPC said:

Ive seen some advertised new for £5995, may be imports but that would not worry me.

Yeah I'm pretty sure DK are advertising them for that price. They're a good bike shop, Bike magazine seem to source most of their bikes for features there.

[aero93]

Yeah DK do have them cheap and they are imports. I am not sure that I am comfortable with buying an import as this is my first bike and dont know much about them to be honest. £6,800 seems like a good deal then for a Uk bike.

[rsv gone!]

Every year about Autumn you'll see old stock, UK model supersports 600s for about £5800-£6000 in MCN and the like. You'll see second hand UK bikes going for more. All to clear the way for the 'new' model; with new stickers, anyway.

[lawrence567]

£6800 for the 08 R6 with an alarm?
Why hav'nt you bought it yet thats a fooking awesome deal!!!

[rsv gone!]

Have a word with Carole Nash as a year or so ago they were doing a fantastic deal of

Datatool alarm
Insurer-friendly chain,
Ground anchor (fitted)
Optimate (with the fly lead fitted to the bike)

All for £300.

[Muffles]

Are the George White deals any good to you? http://www.georgewhite.co.uk/?category=30&subc...

On the subject of the price...would have thought you could get close to £1000 off (going against the grain here!) - not sure about at GWs though, as they have that deal. But the market is supposed to be really slow these days...back when it was a lot better (April '07) I paid £6100 for a GSX-R600K7 whose RRP was £6995. And everything I've heard these days is that dealers will rip your arm off for a sale of any kind...

At the end of the day you just need to phone around and ask though, no point me telling you what you "should" get it for...

[RacerMDR]

i just paid 7200 with tail tidy, alarm and crash bungs.

although i was going to buy it in cash, they actually had a 3.5 year interest free credit deal.........so i went for that.

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